LIQUIDITY CRISIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

Synonyms:

credit crunch; liquidity crisis; squeeze

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("liquidity crisis" is a kind of...):

financial condition (the condition of (corporate or personal) finances)

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